Hey my peoples! I am sooooooo… sorry for not updating. If you have not seen my collab with Rebel Spectre 6, please check it out. We have been writing a crossover between Once Upon a Time, and Star Wars Rebels called Inception. Good news! I have finally got my Instagram back on, and my new username is just _piratespideyphan_. A New Captain has been postponed, but I am looking forward to starting it up again very soon. And now, for the moment you all have been waiting for...

Just a Single Rose

Chapter 10: The Final Decision

A tear gently fell from Christine's face and stained the letter. She sat on her bed in the inn and collected a piece of paper as well as a pen. And the thoughts kept rolling through her head. Twisted every way, what answer can I give… Can I betray the man who once inspired my voice? Do I become his prey? Do I have any choice… I know I can't refuse and yet I wish I could, Oh God if I agree… what wonders wait for me… in this the Phantom's opera…

Christine all of a sudden dropped everything and ran out of the inn. "I need to go back to France immediately!" Whatever the price may have been, Christine paid it as fast as possible to get back on the ship. The ship sailed much faster without the storm, and arrived on land after sixty-five days.

"Christine! You're alright! You survived!" Meg ran toward her friend and embraced her. "Raoul… is he alright…" I stared at Meg with hope in my eyes, and squeezed her hands tightly. Meg smiled. "He's fine! He doesn't want you to-" Christine gestured for her to stop. "I know. Where is Erik?" In that moment, Christine could see Erik from behind Meg, and she ran into his arms. "Why did you do it? Why would you save his life?" Erik smiled and gently leaned forward to kiss Christine's soft cheek. "Why not?" Christine wrapped her arms around him and laid her head on his shoulder. They stood embracing each other for several moments before they were interrupted by the footsteps of Raoul.

Christine turned her head to face him, and couldn't help but feel her emotions tremble. Every memory that they shared together rushed through her head, but she would not cry. Raoul held his right hand behind his back, and slowly brought it forward. Inside his clenched fist was the dying rose which had been found on her vanity months before.

At a simple glance, Christine could no longer hold it in, and she shed one small tear. "Christine, I can honestly admit that I don't love you like I should as a husband. But I swear to you, that I will always be the friend you deserve." Christine smiled. "To me, you will always be the boy who fetched my red scarf." Raoul placed the rose in Christine's hand. "And to me, you will always be the little lotty I met as a lad" They both smiled and nodded their heads.

Erik softly touched Christine's hand, and took the rose from it. "Might we replace this rose with a new one?" He gave her a bright red rose, and Christine closed her eyes while breathing in the scent. When she opened her eyes, she reached her hand to touch Erik's mask, and slowly pulled it off of his face. "Say you'll share with me one love, one lifetime. Say the word and I will follow you." Erik held Christine's hand and joined with her in song. "Share each day with me, each night, each morning. Anywhere you go, let me go too. Love me, that's all I ask of you."

Erik ended their song in a gentle kiss, and when they pulled their faces away from each other, Erik stared deep into the eyes of Christine. "Will you marry me?" Christine reached into a small satchel by her side and pulled out the beautiful ring which was given to her on the ship, and she placed it on her left hand ring finger. "Yes! I will follow you to the ends of the Earth!"

The End

Tadaaaaaaaaaaaa! The final chapter is complete! To all of my Phantom fans, this was for you! (Inner fangirl screams) Please post questions comments and suggestions in the reviews, and FOLLOW ME ON INSTAGRAM! (_piratespideyphan_)

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